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Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee sprinter, apologised yesterday for
criticising his Brazilian conqueror after their Paralympic 200 metres final
but failed to quell the debate about the use of prosthetic limbs in elite
sport.

In the heat of the moment after his shock defeat on Sunday night by Alan
Oliveira, Pistorius questioned the length of his rival’s blades and said
that it had been an “unfair race” because the rules allowed the Brazilian to
make himself “unbelievably tall”.

Yesterday, the South African said: “I would never want to detract from another
athlete’s moment of triumph and I want to apologise

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Pistorius offers an ironic bow to the victorious Oliveira

September 4 2012 Getty

Pistorius offers an ironic bow to the victorious Oliveira

September 4 2012 Getty

Pistorius complained about the length of his rival's blades

September 4 2012 AFP/Getty

Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira came from behind to win the 200m - T44

September 4 2012 EPA

Pistorius complained that Oliveira should not have been able to catch him